Leandra Medine on the Most Man-Repelling Trend for Fall and the One Beauty Trick to Take a Risk On

Man Repeller blogger #Armparty starter and fashion designer Leandra Medine now has one more bullet point to add to her resumeé: book author. The native New Yorker held a signing party at Barneys Upper West Side last night to fête her style memoir, Man Repeller: Seeking Love. Finding Overalls.

The dress code on the invitation requested supposedly opposite-sex-offending "harem pants, overalls, clogs" and the like, but the Fashion Week-frenzied crowd opted to stay on the safe and New York City-chic end of the spectrum. Leandra, however, took a risk with a crisp all-white Rosie Assoulin mullet top and palazzo jeans outfit. I caught a brief lull in the signing queue to ask the Man Repeller some very important fall-fashion related questions.

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GLAMOUR: What do you think is the most man-repelling fall trend?__

Leandra Medine: The fabric chokers, all the neckerchiefs. It's very like "Girl With the Red Ribbon." [This old scary campfire story, read at your own risk.] Like if you take that off are you going to die?

GLAMOUR: What's one outfit you wore that you thought might be man-repelling but your husband actually liked?

LM: Almost everything that I've ever been drawn to, my husband has embraced. His style is more man-repelling than mine is. Like I come home in these enormous pants and he's like, "Whoa, sexy pants." And I'm like, really though? Sexy? Like they're cool, but they're not sexy.

GLAMOUR: So what's one adventurous fall trend that you'd suggest our readers take a risk on?

__LM:__There are a lot of very, very bright lips [this season]. Like brighter than ever, like orange and pink. I feel like I was always afraid of wearing red lipstick because I thought I looked like Frida Kahloand I'm not sure why I thought that was a bad thing—but I have found that red lipstick makes me feel really powerful. So I suggest that all women try it.